NastySasquatch wrote:
seriously picking up shows that are 100+ episodes in and releasing a back episode 1 or 2 a week is a massive failure to draw in new customers. or draw in return customers that cant even take advantage of the HD eps because its no fun watching a series at a point where you have zero reference going into the show.

not entirely true. sure in some series every episode is available in 480p i actually have zero problems with the 720p streams.

if any good new series show up in the spring release though im signing back up my anime membership. but these simulcasts have mostly been a let-down because the backlog episodes release entirely too slow to make them draw in customers. or i suppose i should say that the show being added is cool because we get a new show to watch (for some) but the rate at which it releases makes it not worth paying for membership because by the time you catch up to enjoy the simulcast your already watching free shows.

YAY! I can't believe CR got Reborn! I've been interested in this show for a while now, but I hate to jump in the middle of a series and I couldn't find any of the earlier eppies anywhere! Thanks again, shinji!

The simulcast schedule is the same as Naruto Shippuden, where Anime Members get it one hour after Japan's TV broadcast, and free users have to wait one week later. The video quality will be the same: High Definition for Anime Members and Standard Definition for everyone else. Like our other simulcasts, we'll also be slowly filling in the old, back-catalog episodes in the coming weeks, at a rate of 2 episodes for Anime Members and 1 episode for everyone else. This will be available for US, Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand (Sorry about these restrictions! I know it sucks, we're trying to get more regions )

March 20th:
Episode 125 for Anime Members
Episode 1 and 2 for free users (and Anime Members)
March 27th:
Episodes 3,4, and 126 for Anime Members
Episodes 3 and 125 for free users

April 3rd:
Episodes 5,6, and 127 for Anime Members
Episodes 4 and 126 for free users

For more details, our release calendar will be updated in the next few days with all this information.

The rest of the Crunchyroll Spring Anime Lineup will be announced later this week.

Why do non members get see it? It's not fair.

because people like to try a product before purchasing it. people wanna know that something is worth there investment rather then taking a blind leap of fate and finding out you can't even watch most of the anime due to regions can be rather annoying.

fact is people will start with waiting a week but if they find them selves watching 2 or more anime episodes every week then they will prolly pay for a member ship.

I don't care Non-member star shouldn't be able too watch anime's or drama's on CR.

Yo, divaroxy, how is it that you have a say in what people can or cannot do? Are you God? No, you are nothing but a fan of anime. I don't pay for the Anime Membership, as is my right, so I will say I don't care what you say about it, and I will continue to not pay since I can (plus, I have no money), and since Shinji (who has every right to say what will happen on this site) allows for people to view the animes and dramas a week after the simulcasts happen (with the exception of the new episodes of animes from GONZO). You, however, have no right to say something like "non-members shouldn't be able to watch animes and dramas on CR." If Shinji allows it, the members of the site who don't pay or can't pay can and will watch anime and drama... FOR FREE. So stop whining about it being unfair, it's annoying.

Just because you have paid for your membership, doesn't give you leverage over those who haven't/don't pay for their membership.